Ford Motor Company US sales increase 7 per cent in January

Ford Motor Company US sales totaled 136,710 vehicles in January, a 7 per cent increase versus year-old levels. The Ford brand totaled 131,589 vehicles in January, making it the best January sales month for the Ford brand since 2008. 

“January started off with
solid sales versus year-ago levels,” said Ken Czubay, Ford Vice-President, US Marketing, Sales and Service. “Ford saw the same solid month, with smaller vehicles in higher demand. Escape continued its record-setting run, and Focus set the pace for car sales in California, Texas and the Southeast.”

Ford brand grew small car, utility and truck sales in January versus a year ago. Focus small car and Escape utility combined provided 49 per cent of Ford Motor Company volume growth in January. With 17,259 Escape vehicles sold, it was another best-ever January for Escape, topping last January by 24 per cent.

Sales of the Ford Explorer totaled 9,966, a 36 per cent gain versus strong year-ago results.

The Ford F-Series, America’s top-selling vehicle for the past 30 years posted January sales of 38,493 vehicles, representing an 8 per cent increase. EcoBoost-equipped F-150s represented 42 per cent of retail sales in January, providing Ford a retail F-150 V6 engine mix (EcoBoost V6 and Ford’s 3.7-litre V6) of 54 per cent for the month.

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